Synonyms of reddening

reddening

verb

present participle of redden

as in blushing

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

his face reddened when she flashed him a dazzling smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushing
• flushing
• glowing
• crimsoning
• blooming
• turning color
• coloring
• rouging
• humiliating
• mortifying
• disconcerting
• embarrassing
• ruddling
• discomfiting
• abashing
• incarnadining
• fazing
• chagrining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reddening

So much bleakness, and yet when a mountainside is covered in layers of reddening leaves, a spark of yellow, a cluster of orange, there is beauty nonetheless. — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026

Pro wrestling is often viewed as a fake form of fighting, but the flips, jumps and landings are very real — slaps and kicks landed on reddening skin echo throughout SPW’s venues. — Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

There should be no pain or skin reddening during a proper session, and therapists avoid working over active swelling, infection or skin that’s undergone cancer treatment. — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Rose, though, reddening in the triangle between his eyes and nose, begins to sob. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026

His huddles at times resemble a family Sunday supper after the conversation turns to politics – everyone yelling, nobody listening, Izzo’s face reddening and a whiteboard left broken, the innocent victim of all the arguing (though they are rumored to be pre-cut to avoid splintering). — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Warning signs include yellowing within a week of infestation, purpling or reddening of leaves, stunting despite adequate moisture, weakening root systems and patchy areas of thinning or dead grass. — Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025

The front lawn falls steeply away from the house and on down to the fence, a garden overgrown with reddening watsonias. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

Visible light has been shown to trigger erythema, or skin reddening, in lighter skin. — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025